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Linux Journal Gadget Guy Shawn Powers walks you through how to play Windows games on Linux and Mac. Shawn shows off CodeWeavers CXGames and Cedega running on Linux. CodeWeavers CXGames also runs on Intel x86 Mac OS X systems.
You probably know this: you power on your machine, and immediately after you've logged in you manually start your two or three favourite applications. Why not have the system start these applications for you automatically? This short guide shows how to accomplish this under GNOME.
In a lot of forums I read people rejecting Linux for the difficulty of installing programs. In this very short post I will show you the contrary. Installing programs has never been this easy.
Usually when we talk about programs for editing images we think to graphic programs such as The Gimp or photoshop, but they are not the only alternative.
There are several myths floating around the wicked world web and I intend to address one of those today. That is installation of programs under Linux. It seems to be a common misconception that installing programs under Linux is hard or difficult and that windows is easier. I will now get up on my soapbox and proclaim to the world that it is simply not true!!!
There are thousands of programs available to install on Ubuntu. These programs are stored in software archives (repositories) and are available for installation over the Internet. This makes it very easy to install new programs. It is also very secure, because each program you install is thoroughly tested and built specifically for Ubuntu.
No matter what happens to the bailout, it's a safe bet that times are going to be hard. So what can you do if you're not in Congress and you want to get new programs, but not pay an arm and a leg?
The wide variety of useful, free software programs that are now available is made possible by the contributions of thousands of volunteers from around the world. While many of these free programs are created to replace proprietary programs or to solve a developer's particular needs, each and every free program can be part of a greater goal -- the creation of a fully free software environment.
